Download or read book Shocked written by Patricia Volk and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[A] memoir ... that juxtaposes two fascinating lives--the iconoclastic designer Elsa Schiaparelli and the author's own mother--to explore how a girl fashions herself into a woman"--Dust jacket flap.